Circle of Years: A Caregiver's Journal (Paperback)

by Houston Hodges (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
... personal reflections... the difficulty of caring for his mother... hope and blessings that made a change in his own life. -- My Christain Book Shelf, a daily radio book review by Phyllis Straughan

A good book for members of the 'Sandwich Generation'... -- Napra ReView

Hodges is an honest mentor for... the sandwich generation... does not hide his fears, his frustrations, or his needs. -- Christian Living

Hodges... writes with humor and feeling... -- Sara Payne, as printed in Horizons

This is a book about respect and compassion with love and hope overflowing. -- Mary Ann Brussat, co-author of Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life

Those with aging parents will find it most interesting and helpful. -- The Counselor, a syndicated column

From the Author
"In this warm and engaging account of the dailiness of caretaking, Houston Hodges takes the reader not only through the difficulties of caring for one's parent, but also through the joy in the tending. It is with feelings of both stressfulness and tenderheartedness that the author accompanies his mother on her journey. It turns out to be a journey of faith for both of them." --Ann Weems, author of Psalms of Lament

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Product Details

• Paperback: 118 pages
• Publisher: Morehouse Publishing (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0819217484
• ISBN-13: 978-0819217486
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,761,396 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As she slips away..., January 28, 2002

By	Marcy Porter (Pasadena, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

Not even a "man of God" can watch his very much loved mother (who was once very much in charge of her life) slip off into this very cruel disease without a sense of loss and heartache, but Houston was able to see the benefit of sharing his mother's life at this time, as well. There's a lot of love and compassion here, along with the frustration and sadness. This book should be on the shelf of every adult child who finds himself in this "role-reversal" situation with an aged parent.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Honest and Thoughtful Journal of Caring for a Parent, August 22, 1998

By A Customer

The book touched me with its honest and thoughtful reflection of the joyful challenges of caring for an aged parent slipping into another reality. Houston shares his frustrations, his coping or lack of it, and his small victories in a honest yet upbeat and faithful way. Anyone coping with taking care of an aged parent who is slipping away slowly will find an encouraging friend in this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A heartwarming trip home, June 23, 1998

By A Customer

I've known the author through many of the years covered in the book. Reading his journal of those experience gave me the feeling of returning home again, seeing familiar landmarks and sharing joint memories. That feeling reverberates as I watch my parents go through many of the same experiences witht their parents. Circle of Years should find a similar home of warmth in the hearts of other readers facing the aging of their parents or grandparents.